Combination candle and receptacle



Feb. 3, 1970 c. KR'ANCE ETAL $493,314

COMBINATION CANDLE AND RECEPTACLE Filed March 28, 1968 United StatesPatent 3,493,314 COMBINATION CANDLE AND RECEPTACLE Casimir Krance andThomas N. Moore, Oshkosh, Wls., assignors to Victrylite Candle Co.,Oshkosh, W1s., a corporation of Wisconsin Filed Mar. 28, 1968, Ser. No.716,864 Int. Cl. C11c /00 US. Cl. 431-291 4 Claims ABSTRACT OF THEDISCLOSURE A candle set into a glass receptacle, the side wall of whichis shaped to provide a plurality of circumferentially spaced air entryflues having an upwardly and outwardly inclined orientation.

This invention relates to candles and more particularly to a combinedcandle and receptacle therefor.

For years, candles have been placed in glass receptacles. In some casesthe candles were loosely set into the receptacle, but often they weremolded into the receptacle so that the body of wax constituting thecandle and the receptacle together constitued an inseparable unit. Thiswas especially so with scented candles and insect repellant candles, theburning of which permeates the surrounding air with a scent pleasant tohumans but obnoxions to insects, especially mosquitos.

Heretofore, the receptacles used in these candle-receptacle combinationsalways had their entire upper edges lying in a common plane normal tothe vertical axis of the receptacle, and the open top of the receptacleseldom was much larger than the cross sectional area of the candle body.In the case of those candle-receptacle combinations in which the waxbody was molded directly into the receptacle, there was no space betweenthe side wall of the receptacle and the wax body.

This past construction had the disadvantage of poor circulation of airto and from the combustion zone which surrounds the flame of a burningcandle, a disadvantage that became increasingly serious as the candleburned down and the level of the combustion zone dropped farther intothe bottom portion of the receptacle. Not only did this conditioninterfere with proper combustion, but it also shortened the periodduring which a scented candle gave off its aroma.

With a view to overcoming, or at least greatly minimizing the aforesaidobjections, it is an object of this invention to provide an improvedcandle-receptacle combination in which the receptacle is shaped andformed to provide air entry flues which lead from open mouths spaced asubstantial distance from the combustion zone, to the bottom portion ofthe receptacle interoir to thus promote a positive and continuouscirculation of air to and from the combustion ozne.

It is also an object of this invention to provide a candle-receptaclecombination which not only assures improved combustion and betterdiffusion of the scent of the burning candle and for a longer time, butalso has a very pleasing appearance.

With these observations and objectives in mind, the manner in which theinvention achieves its purpose will be appreciated from the followingdescription and the accompanying drawings. This disclosure is intendedmerely to exemplify the invention. The invention is not limited to theparticular structure disclosed, and changes can be made therein whichlie within the scope of the appended claims without departing from theinvention.

The drawing illustrates one complete example of the physical embodimentof the invention constructed accord- 3,493,314 Patented Feb. 3, 1970 iCCing to the best mode so far devised for the practical application of theprinciples thereof and in which:

FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of the candle-receptacle combination ofthis invention;

FIGURE 2 is a top plan view thereof; and

FIGURE 3 is a vertical sectional view through FIG- URE 2 on the plane ofthe line 33.

Referring to the drawing, the numerals 4 and 5 designate respectivelythe receptacle and candle portions of the combined candle and receptacleof this invention. The candle may be of the self-sustaining typeconsisting of a stubby, substantially cylindrical wax body 6 with a wick7 protruding from its top surface substantially at the center thereof,or it may be a body of wax molded into the receptacle, but also with awick protruding from its top surface.

The receptacle is preferably formed of glasseither clear or colored. Ithas a substantially fiat bottom wall 8 and a side wall 9 rising from theperiphery of the bottom wall. The bottom wall is preferably, though notnecessarily, circular, and the side wall 9 is shaped to provide aplurality of upwardly and outwardly inclined flues 10 extending from thebottom of the receptacle to upwardly facing open mouths 11. The fluesare substantially equispaced around the perimeter or circumference ofthe bottom wall and are preferably even in number-four in the presentinstance. Accordingly, the flues are arranged in pairs, eachdiametrically opposite one another.

The portions 12 of the side wall which extend between the inclined fiuesare substantially perpendicular to the bottom wall 8, and project asubstantial distance above the level of the mouths 11. As best seen inFIGURE 2, the side wall portions 12 flanking each mouth contact oneanother or at least are contiguous so that air entering the mouths 11 isconstrained to flow downwardly into the receptacle interior.

Since the months 11 are spaced farther from the vertical axis of thereceptacle than any other part of the side wall, it follows that thetemperature at the mouths-during burning of the candleis considerablylower than the temperature in the receptacle where the combustion zoneis located. The combustion zone, of course, surrounds the flame of theburning candle, which because of the centered location of the wick, issubstantially equispaced from the side walls.

The difference in temperature at the mouths 11 and at the combustionzone induces a positive and continuous flow of air into the mouths ofthe flues and through the flues into the lower portion of the receptacleinterior, from which it flows to the combustion zone and supplies thesame with ample oxygen for good combustion. It has also been found thatthis circulation of air improves diffusion of the aroma of scentedcandles, and lengthens the time for which a scented candle will give offits scent. This latter advantage may be due to the maintenance of alower temperature directly above the molten pool and melting surface ofthe wax body as the candle burns, with the result that the perfume usedto scent the candle is not destroyed by excessive heat before it can bereleased.

As the candle burns, the level of the combustion zone descends but thisdoes not detract from the described circulation of air to and from thecombustion zone. Even when the body of wax melts to the point where itloses its original shape and in effect forms a pool in the bottom of thereceptacle, as shown in broken lines in FIG- URE 3, the air entry fluescontinue to function and serve their purpose.

But, most important, throughout the entire combustion period, that isthe entire life of the burning candle, there is an enhanced diffusion ofaroma into the surrounding atmosphere, providing of course that thecandle is scented.

What is claimed as our invention is:

1. A candle device comprising a body of wax in a receptacle havingbottom and side walls, the top of the wax body being at a level belowthe top of the receptacle and the wax body having a wick embeddedtherein and protruding from its top surface substantially at the centerthereof, so that the combustion zone which surrounds a flame maintainedat the wick is substantially equispaced from the side wall of thereceptacle, said device being characterized by:

(A) the bottom wall of the receptacle being substantially fiat andcircular;

(B) the side wall of the receptacle having a perimeter considerablylarger than the circumference of the bottom wall; and

(C) the side Wall being folded upon itself at a plurality ofcircumferentially spaced locations to define a plurality of air entryflues spaced around the perimeter of the side wall,

(1) said flues extending from the bottom of the receptace interior withan upwardly and outwardly inclined orientation, and terminating at theirupper ends in open mouths which are spaced farther from the axis of thereceptacle than any other portion of the side wall,

so that the temperature at said mouths is considerably lower than thetemperature at the combustion zone to thus promote the flow of air intoand through said flues and the delivery thereof to the combustion zoneregardless of its level in the receptacle, and (2) said flues beingradially outward of the bottom wall so that the body of wax in thereceptacle may be inserted thereinto in the form of a candle having adiameter equal to that of the bottom wall. 2. The candle device of claim1, further characterized in that the folded portions of its side wallwhich provide the air entry flues are substantially equally spacedaround the perimeter of the bottom of the receptacle. 3. The candledevice of claim 2, further characterized in that the air entry flues areeven in number and substantially diametrically opposite one another. 4.The candle device of claim 2, further characterized in that the portionsof the side wall between the flues are substantially perpendicular tothe bottom wall.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,915,622 6/1933 Sevcik 431-2912,050,151 8/1936 Baumer 431-291 X 2,254,664 9/1941 Quinlan 431291 X2,859,604 11/1958 Hallum 431-291 CHARLES J. MYHRE, Primary Examiner

